UKTV signs landmark content deal with BSkyB (Sky) to launch its first video on demand (VoD) service on Sky Anytime+ making hundreds of hours of programming from across the network available to Sky Anytime+ viewers every year

August 2011

Virgin Media (previously known as Flextech) sells its 50% stake in UKTV to Scripps Network Interactive

Really launches on Freeview

October 2011

Dave and Watch HD both launch

March 2012

UKTV creates its first IPTV content deal with BT Vision - the three-year agreement covers both channel-branded VOD content and the network's portfolio of linear, paid-for television channels, beginning with Watch, Gold and Alibi in late 2012

Watch, Gold, Dave and Alibi Catch Up services launch on Sky on Demand [Archive services were already available for all four channels]

Yesterday and Really launch seven-day catch up services on YouView

June 2014

UKTV announces launch of first non-linear Brand, UKTV Play

July 2014

UKTV moves to new Hammersmith headquarters, built for innovation

August 2014

UKTV Play iOS app launches

November 2014

UKTV Box Sets and catch up TV launch on Virgin TV, under UKTV Play

UKTV Play launches on PC and YouView

February 2015

UKTV Play Android app launches

March 2015

Drama launches on UKTV Play

June 2015

UKTV opens high-spec in-house production facility

August 2015

BT extends deal with UKTV to include all 10 channels on its BT TV set top boxes, with launch of Good Food, Eden and Home. New deal also includes catch up for UKTV's Pay channels, via a UKTV Play-branded service

October 2015

UKTV Play launches on Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV Stick

December 2015

Really, Yesterday and Drama launch on Freesat

January 2016

UKTV broadcasts first ever live sports programming with Live Boxing: David Haye v Mark De Mori on free-to-air channel Dave, 16 January